Stagger Lee Lyrics

The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumblin' down

I was standin' on the corner
When I heard my bull dog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were gamblin' in the dark

It was Stagger Lee and Billy
Two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw a seven
Billy swore that he threw eight

Stagger Lee told Billy
I can't let you go with that
You have won all my money
And my brand-new Stetson hat

Stagger Lee went home
And he got his 44
Said, "I'm goin' to the bar room
Just to pay that debt I owe"

Go, Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee went to the bar room
And he strolled across the bar room floor
He said, "Now nobody move"
And he pulled his 44

"Stagger Lee", cried Billy
"Oh, please don't take my life
I've got three little children
And a very sickly wife"

Stagger Lee shot Billy
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet went through Billy
And broke the bartender's gla*s

Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
...

Huey Lewis & The News - Four Chords & Several Years Ago

May 1994

1. Shake, Rattle And Roll
2. Blue Monday
3. Searching For My Love
4. (She's) Some Kind Of Wonderful
5. But It's Alright
6. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
7. Mother In Law
8. Little Bitty Pretty One
9. Good Morning Little School Girl
10. Stagger Lee
11. She Shot A Hole In My Soul
12. Surely I Love You
13. You Left The Water Running
14. Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
15. Function At The Junction
16. Better To Have And Not Need
17. Going Down Slow